Mon Aug 17 0:00:00 EDT 2009, Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
The beautiful 18m (56 foot) schooner Dalia was built in Brazil, as a replica of a Gloucester Fishing schooner. The hull is a very hard and rot-restant Brazilian wood called ipê, the deck, house and spars are a lighter Brazilian wood called freijó.
We had a pleasant visit with Dalia's friendly owner/builders George and Silvana, at their house, which Dalia is moored in front of.
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Sun Aug 16 16:42:50 EDT 2009, Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
The ubiquitos cart and a chicken.
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Sat Aug 15 15:29:38 EDT 2009, Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
This is how most stuff is moved around on Abraao, by hauling carts. The T-shirt this man is wearing identifies him as a legal cart-person.
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Sat Aug 15 15:22:20 EDT 2009, Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
Very few motor vehicles are allowed on Abraao...mostly police vehicles and this one dump truck.
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Fri Aug 14 9:35:46 EDT 2009, Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
One of the streets in the scenic and serene town of Abraao, on Ilha Grande.
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Wed Aug 12 8:42:28 EDT 2009, Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
The Deepwater Millenium is a deep-water drilling ship that is anchored and (presumably) drilling in shallow water near Ilha Grande.
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Wed Aug 12 1:00:00 EDT 2009, Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
The drillship seems to be supplied by both a tug & barge, and a white gaff-rigged schooner (harder to see, to the left of the tug and barge).
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Mon Aug 10 16:31:27 EDT 2009, Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
Interesting trees.
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Sun Aug 9 0:00:00 EDT 2009, Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
Ilha Grande area.
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Fri Aug 7 8:05:07 EDT 2009, Ilha Grande, RJ, Brazil
With the fisherman (big sail between the two masts) set. Am still experimenting with the length of the tack downhaul, which controls how high up the sail is set (which is why the fisherman is not all the way to the top of the masts).
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